Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-06-04

thorne, where he has been engaged in sur
veying.
Orders from c. 4 C. headquarters prohibit
more than six Piute bucks riding on the
trains at phe time. The mahalies cannot
ride at all.
John x. Crowley came IN from the south
ern country the first OF this week, and will
be engaged to do the mason work on the new
acid works.
8. E. Symonds has gone to Como to take
charge Of the mill at Palmyra. He will
have the experimenting of the run Of rock
now being made.
Dave Chrisman left last week for Butte
City, Montana. His brother Frank is locat.
ed there in the dentistry business and is
doing quite we'll.
On his trip to the southern part OF the
State, w. w. Byron went into Globe Dis
trct, Nye county, and there found some very
good gold prospects.
Genoa received a severe shaking from the
earthquake, lamps being thrown from their
brackets. chimneys falling and a thorough
good shaking in general.
Miss Emily Cutting, who has been teach.
ing school in Mason Valley, was passenger
on last Tuesdays train bound for her home
in Reno to spend her vacation.
Jack McCurdy. Of Virginia City, went to
Como last Teusday to run the hosting en-.
CINE for the Como Eureka Company. He is
a thorough machinist and engineer.
Uncle King, one of our oldest and most
respected citizens, has been very i'll with
bronchitis, the past week is steadily improv-
ing, and hopes are entertained Of his entire
recovery.
Dayton will have q shooting club. A
number of our young men have formed a
club, and hereafter will have regula ar prac-
tice every Sunday afternoon. Dayton will
turn out some good shots with little prac-
tice.
There were no Decoration Day ceremonies
in Dayton, although flags were at half mast
and many Of our people who have friends
and relatives sleeping on the hillside, re.
membered them by strewing flowers on their
graves.
The Ida mine, in Garfield District is look
ing very we'll. Mr.. Byron, one OF the own
ers, brought in some fine specimens OF rock
to have assayed, this week. Ore is being
taken out and hauled to Hawthorne, and a
lot will be shipped here to work soon.
A severe shock OF earthquake was felt
here at FIVE minutes to three o'clock yester-
day morning. Dishes were shaken down in
closets, clocks stopped and women scared
half to death. The shock came from the
east and lasted but three or four seconds.
The test runs made on the three lots Of
tailings sent to the Douglass mill by II. NJ.
Yerington have been finished. and that gen.
tleman is very we'll pleased with the result.
although he desires not to have any figures
given. nor where the tailings came from
known.
S. H. Orr returned from Mason Valley
Thursday after having sold one Of Yaggy's
Anatomical Studies in each Of the six dis
tricts that he visited Mr.. Orr has been en-
gagged to teach the school in Sanders district,
but will canvass for the Study until next
September.
or all the experts and practical miners
who have visited Come, there is not one whs
has not spoken highly Of the camp.
They all believe. and some of them know,
that there is good rock in the mines there,
and predict that the boom for that place is
not far away.
Brooks McClane and Harry Somervlle, OF
Luning, have given up the lease Of the Lolita
mine owned by II. NJ. Yerington and others
The lease ran out the first Of this month,
and the owners raised the figures. There is
good ore in the mine but it will not pay to
l..s. thn 0~,pAr'S e Ouree
k'r. McRae, Of Mason Valley, brought his
stallion Collier from California this week /,
and will stand him somewhere in the Val
ley. He also brought int the Valley ten or
twelve mares, and intends to 60 into the
business OF raising fine horses on quite
large scale. He says there is money in 1t.
Ned Richards, Toe Marks, and his brother
"Marks the LAWYER" accompanied by sew
eral other Virginia and Gold Hill sports
came down to the Sutro fat dove hunting
last Tuesday afternoon. They succeeded in
bageing 100 birds, and when returning to
Virginia stopped here and treated the boys
to some excellent vocal music.
Ed. Prince, Of Hawthorne. shipped twenty
tons Of ore from Luning to the Rock Point
mill at this place to be worked. yesterday.
Mr.. Prince shipped two lots OF this same ore
to Reno few weeks ago. The first lot
worked we'll, but the second did not meet
his expectations, and he concluded to give
tae Rock Point mill a trial on the third lot.
You will always find the local news in the
TINES. 1t is in readable shape. and you
win not have to read column and half OF
matter to find out that man was kicked by
a iackrabbit in Como, that the biggest egg
Of the season was laid by Tom Meehan's
hen, at Sutro, or that the tallest alfalfa OF
this season is to be found on Johnny Chigliri's
ranch.
H. w. Ely is doing considerable work in
Como. He has shaft on the Star OF the
West down 90 feet, but at that distance
struck water which prevented further opera :
tons. He has uncovered some good rock.
though. even at that depth. At the present
time he has six men working on the Buckeye
There is a tunnel $50 feet long in this mine,